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, mixer and

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most famous for having co-produced

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'' albums. He was also an engineer on their 1971 album ''

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'' as well as 1978's ''

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'' and 1980's '' Emotional Rescue'' and assisted

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closely in preparing 1981's '' Tattoo You''. He was the engineer and associate producer for both ''Emotional Rescue'' and ''Tattoo You''. He has also worked with Peter Frampton,

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, Peter Tosh,

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, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe,

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and

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. He was the recording engineer for ''

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'' in 1976. For Bill Wyman's self-titled third album from 1982, Kimsey served as co-producer (with Wyman) and engineer (with Stuart Epps). He also mastered the album with Ted Jensen, mixed it, sang backing vocals and co-wrote the song "Jump Up" with Wyman. In the 1980s Kimsey was responsible for the commercial success of

with more poppier albums such as Night Time (album) and Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album). Kimsey is credited as having contributed backing vocals to

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from

's 1987 album ''

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''. Chris Kimsey is credited for mixing the performances of

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and

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on the Knebworth double album in 1990. Kimsey was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. In 2014 Chris Kimsey returned to

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, where he began his career. He is serving as the sound consultant and engineer for its live concert series and recording facilities.

Selection of his work as a producer

Served as producer, co-producer or associate producer on the following records: * Voronofff Irony (2009) *

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albums: (1974) '' Monkey Grip'', (1982) ''

'' * Peter Frampton albums: (1975) '' Frampton'', (1977) ''

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'', (1979) '' Where I Should Be'', (1989) ''Classics, Vol.12'', (1992) ''Shine On: A Collection'', (1996) ''Greatest Hits'', (1998) ''The Very Best of Peter Frampton'', (2001) ''Anthology: The History of Peter Frampton'', (2003) ''20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Peter Frampton'', (2005) ''Gold'', (2008) ''Wind of Change/Frampton’s Camel'', (2010) '' Thank You Mr. Churchill'', (2011) ''Icon'' *F.B.I. (1976) ''F.B.I.'' *

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(1976) ''Secret Damage'' *

albums: (1978) ''

'', (1980) '' Emotional Rescue'', (1981) '' Tattoo You'', (1983) ''

'', (1989) ''

'', (1991) '' Flashpoint'', (1993) '' Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971-1993'', (2002) '' Forty Licks'', (2011) '' Singles 1971–2006'', (2011) ''

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'' *

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(1978) '' Rings Around the Moon'' *

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(1979) '' Rogue Waves'' * Doc Holiday (1981) ''Doc Holiday'' *The Dice (1982) ''The Dice'' *

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albums: (1982) ''Special'', (1997) ''Super Hits'', (2002) ''We All Are One: The Best of Jimmy Cliff'', (2003) ''Sunshine in the Music'', (2003) ''Singles'' * Peter Tosh albums: (1983) '' Mama Africa'', (1988) ''The Toughest (Capitol)'', (1996) ''The Best of Peter Tosh: Dread Don’t Die'', (2008) ''The Best of Peter Tosh (VCT)'', (2012) ''1978–1987'' * Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (1984) '' Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth'' *

albums: (1984) ''

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'', (1991) '' Ressurection Joe'', (1993) '' Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners'', (1996) ''

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'', (2000) ''Rare Cult'', (2000) '' Pure Cult: The Singles 1984-1995'' *

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(1985) soundtrack *

albums: (1985) '' Night Time'', (1986) '' Brighter Than a Thousand Suns'', (1992) '' Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!'', (2004) For Beginners'' *

albums: (1985) '' Misplaced Childhood'', (1986) ''

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'', (1987) ''

'', (1988) '' B'Sides Themselves'', (1992) '' Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other'', (1997) ''Real to Reel/Brief Encounter'', (1997) '' The Best of Both Worlds'', (2003) '' The Best of Marillion'', (2003) ''The Singles Boxset, Vol. 2'', (2009) ''The Singles '82-'88'' * Cactus World News (1986) ''Urban Beaches'' *

albums: (1987) ''

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'', (1988) ''

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'', (1994) ''B-Sides and Lost Grooves'', (1997) '' Should God Forget: A Retrospective'', (2001) ''Greatest Hits'' * The Escape Club (1988) ''

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'' *

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(1988) ''

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'' * Hurrah! (1988) ''The Beautiful'' * Diesel Park West (1989) ''Shakespeare Alabama'' * Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe albums: (1989) ''Quartet (I’m Alive)'', (1989) ''Order of the Universe'' , (1989) ''Brother of Mine (#1)'' , (1989) ''Brother of Mine (#2)'', (1989) '' Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe'' *

albums: (1990) ''

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'', (1993) ''

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'', (1998) '' Greatest'', (1999) ''

Strange Behaviour ''Strange Behaviour'' is an album of remixes by Duran Duran. It was released by EMI in March 1999. The title comes from a line in the song "Skin Trade": "''would someone please explain, the reason for this strange behaviour''". The band had p ...

'', (2004) ''

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'' *Maryen Cairns (1991) ''Pictures Within'' album *

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albums: (1991) '' Internal Exile'', (1995) ''

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'' * Quireboys (1992) ''

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'' *

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(1993) '' Soul on Board'' * Wendy James (1993) '' Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears'' * Kinky Machine (1993) ''Kinky Machine'' *

albums: (1993) ''

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'' *

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